THREE DOLLAR BILL CINEMA -
'I NEED A HERO'
SUMMER MOVIE SERIES
On Friday, August 9, at Cal Anderson Park (11th Ave. & E. Olive St.), join Three Dollar Bill Cinema for the next movie in their outdoor summer movie series.
On Friday, August 9, it's Batman: The Movie (1966); and on Friday, August 16, it's Conan: The Destroyer (1984). All screenings are FREE and start at dusk.
www.threedollarbillcinema.org

BREATHE DEEP SEATTLE -
A FUNDRAISING RUN & WALK
TO BENEFIT
LUNG CANCER RESEARCH
On Saturday, August 10, at Lincoln Park (8011 Faunteroy Way SW) check-in at 8:30 a.m.; program at 9 a.m.; 5K timed run and untimed walk/fun run at 9:30 a.m.; closing ceremony at 11 a.m., join the LUNGevity Foundation for Breathe Deep Seattle, a 5K walk and timed run to raise funds for lung cancer research through the LUNGevity Foundation, the largest private funder of lung cancer research, and to raise awareness for America's #1 cancer killer, lung cancer. LUNGevity is also able to provide a community of hope for those affected by this disease.

Registration fees for the event range from $10 to $40. Event participants will receive a free t-shirt and be treated to refreshments and a DJ after the event. Event participants will also receive their own web page to raise funds toward lung cancer research and to track their individual or team goal.

The Breathe Deep Seattle 5K race and walk is a wonderful way for participants to spend a summer morning. Participants will enjoy a beautiful one-mile trail run through evergreen forests, with views from a bluff to the Puget Sound below. Then they will wind their way down to the beach and run for 2 miles along the water on paved and hard-packed gravel travel. Wildlife, waves, and mountain and sound views will inspire!

For more information, to register or to make a donation, visit www.lungevity.org/seattle or call the LUNGevity office at 312-464-0716.

SEATTLE PEACE CONCERTS
On Sunday, August 11, from noon-6 p.m., at Magnuson Park Beach Area enjoy the music of Stephen Smartt, The Daily Flash, Emerald Fire, Alice Stuart, and Septimus at this FREE city-wide outdoor concert.

Seattle Peace Concerts will be held from June through September at Woodland Park, Gas Works Park, Magnuson Park Beach Area and Volunteer Park. All ages welcome. Cash and non-perishable food bank donations welcome. For a complete schedule, visit www.seapeace.org.

ACLU OF WASHINGTON -
'MARRIGE EQUALITY
AFTER DOMA'
On Monday, August 12, from 6-8 p.m., at Seattle University, Pigott Auditorium (901 12th Ave.), ACLU of Washington and Q-Law host a community meeting on 'Marriage Equality after DOMA.' Now that part of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) has been overturned, what does it mean for you and your relationships? Join us for a FREE community meeting that will help answer those questions. Panelists will provide information relating to tax and employee benefits, family law, social security, portablity, military benefits, immigration, and what the next steps are to achieve the freedom to marry for same-sex couples in every state throughout the country. To RSVP, email events@aclu-wa.org.

OUT FOR SUSTAINABILITY -
'EVOLUTION OF
A GAYBORHOOD'
On Tuesday, August 13, from 5:30-8:30 p.m., with the panel starting at 6:15 p.m., OUT for Sustainability, the Pride Foundation, the GSBA (Greater Seattle Business Association), and the Bullitt Foundation invite you to an evening at the new Bullitt Center: UW Integrated Design Lab (1501 E. Madison St.) to discuss trends in sustainable built environments in areas with a strong LGBTQ identity. The neighborhood is changing and so we're diving into the history that got us here, the policy and economy that's shaping current trends, and the buildings that are literally changing the character of the 'Gayborhood.'

The evening will feature a short panel followed by interactive smaller group discussions with some of the bright minds and active leaders on this emerging topic. Special guests include: Tom Rasmussen (Seattle City Council, co-author of the Pike/Pine Conservation Overlay District), Michael Brown (University of Washington, Political and Health Geography), Alex Brennan (Capitol Hill Housing, Sustainable Communities), and a local business owner to be announced.

POZ SEATTLE -
'SUMMER BEACH PARTY BBQ'
On Wednesday, August 14, form 6-8 p.m., at The Cuff Complex (13th Ave. & E. Pine St.), join POZSeattle on the back patio for some summer grillin' fun, socializing, to catch-up with old friends, to make new ones, Trivia, and a whole lot of fun. Please bring your appetite for burgers, chicken breasts, beef hot dogs, Boca burgers (with all the fixin's), chips, salads and desserts.

Please wear your favorite board shorts, or swimsuit and sign up for the Wet Swimsuit Contest. Prizes awarded by group voting.

This event is offered at no cost (no one turned away for lack of funds), but to help with overhead costs, a $2 donation is requested and you can always give more! POZSeattle is fully self-supported by your donations. Beverages are at cost from The Cuff bar. This event is for all HIV-Positive men and their friends, regardless of age, shape, size, or color.

POZSeattle is a social organization run for and by Seattle-area HIV-Positive guys that is committed to planning and promoting fund, social activities. Their primary monthly event is held the 2nd Wednesday each month at The Cuff.

This summer POZSeattle is also hosting a few Sunday BBQs at The Cuff. The next one is Sunday, August 18, 4-8 p.m.

For questions or more information about this event, to plan your own social event, or to be added to the POZSeattle event promotions email list, email contactpozseattle@gmail.com or visit www.pozseattle.org

SEATTLE GAY & LESBIAN
BOOK CLUB -
THE STORY OF THE NIGHT
The Seattle Gay & Lesbian Book Club meets every Wednesday from 6-7:15 p.m., at Seattle Area Support Groups Community Center (303 17th Ave. E. at E. Thomas St.)

In August, the club will discuss The Story of the Night by Colm Toibin. Twice short-listed for the Booker Prize, this Irish Gay author has written a man-to-man love story unfolding against the political turmoil of Argentina in the time of the Generals. This novel is on most lists of the 100 best Gay novels ever written. Toibin currently has a novel on the national bestseller list, Transatlantic, and also wrote the non-fiction book about Gay authors, Love in a Dark Time.

All GLBTQ folks are welcome to participate in this FREE book club. For more information, visit http://faculty.washington.edu/swittet/SGLBookClub/.

BORDER RIDERS
MOTORCYCLE CLUB
WEEKEND RUN
AUGUST 16-18
On Friday, August 16 to Sunday, August 18, Border Riders Motorcycle Club hosts their Goldstream Park Weekend Run near Victoria, BC. For more information about Border Riders Motorcycle Club and this weekend run, visit www.borderriders.com

50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
MARCH ON WASHINGTON (D.C.)
FOR JOBS AND EQUALITY
On Saturday, August 17, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., at MLK Memorial Park (2300 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way S.), the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists host the 50th Anniversary commemoration and celebration of the historic and pivotal March on Washington (D.C.) for jobs and equality. The public is invited. Endorsed by the Martin Luther King County Labor Council.

LATINO THEATRE PROJECTS
& BURIEN LITTLE THEATRE -
BEAUTY OF THE FATHER
AUGUST 2-25
On Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and on Sundays at 2 p.m., from August 2 through August 25, Latino Theatre Projects presents Beauty of the Father by Pulitizer Prize-winner Nilo Cruz at Burien Little Theatre (14501 Fourth Ave. S., Burien).

In Beauty of the Father, a young American woman travels to Spain to meet her long-estranged Gay artist father and falls for his Moroccan companion. Cruz explores the conflict between love and sacrifice in an unrequited love triangle in Andalusia, where the restless ghost of Spanish poet/playwright Federico Garcia Lorca wanders the streets, conversing with the living.

Lorca is considered the premier writer in Spanish history. During the Spanish Civil War, he was executed by General Franco's national security forces because of his leftist politics and because he was well-known to be a homosexual. After his death, he was martyred to their cause by the Republicans and, in current times, is revered by Spain's Gay community.

It is believed that some of Lorca's best poems were written about various Gay lovers. However, he never found true love before he was murdered. Cruz brings his ghost into the play to provide a kindred spirit for the artist Emiliano as he grapples with learning to be a father again and discovers that his daughter and his Gay lover have become involved.

GAY CITY ARTS -
'TO TAKE THIS RISK'
THRU SEPTEMBER 9
From August 8-September 9, Gay City Arts (517 E. Pike St.) presents 'To Take This Risk,' an exhibition of work by Grant Rehnberg.

Grant Rehnberg, a self-taught collage and mixed-media artist, draws inspiration from lost images (vintage Gay porn, old photos, archaic maps, discarded medical textbooks). Through alteration and fresh juxtaposition, these transformed images make the invisible visible, the forgotten remembered. 'To Take This Risk' is one Queer's response to life's 'crippling hurt' and restorative love. Grant strives to expose both the very real risks and infinitely more beautiful rewards of living (and loving) authentically.

'There is no intensity of love or feeling that does not involve the risk of crippling hurt. It is a duty to take this risk, to love and feel without defense or reserve.' (William S. Burroughs)

'To Take This Risk' is presented in conjunction with Gay City Arts, through which Gay City collaborates with local LGBT artists to galvanize an audience for Queer arts, foster the development of LGBT artists, and facilitate excellence across a wide range of disciplines, including theater, music, dance, fim, spoken word, literary and visual arts.

For more information, visit www.grantrehnberg.com.

SUMMER PAINT OUT -
PAINT OUT GRAFFITI
IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
Summer is here and Seattleites are gearing up to tackle graffiti in their neighborhoods with Summer Paint Out.

Summer Paint Out, now in its third year, runs from July through August.

Whether you are a group or an individual, you can fight graffiti in your neighborhood. The City of Seattle supports volunteers with FREE paint (white-brown-gray), rollers, brushes, and gloves.

Get signed up today. Go to www.seattle.gov./util/SummerPaintOut. You can also email daniel.sims@seattle.gov or call 206-684-7790.

Learn more about Seattle Public Utilities at www.seattle.gov/util. In addition to providing a reliable water supply to more than 1.3 million customers in the Seattle metropolitan area, SPU provides essential sewer, drainage, solid waste and engineering services that safeguard public health, maintain the City's infrastructure and protect, conserve and enhance the region's environmental resources.

Q-SQUARED/
BOYZ IN THE WOODS -
C.A.M.P. 2013
AUGUST 30-SEPTEMBER 2
Today, we live in a very connected world. Our society has seen the deep entrenchment of technology in our lives. This year our theme is UNPLUG & CONNECT.
Unplug from the daily grind. Connect with friends old and new. Join us this Labor Day Weekend and Come And Meet People - a place where you can relax, stay active, play games, relax, laugh, eat, sleep, hike, dance (or not), learn and, above all, relax!

Registration fee of $195 includes lodging, meals, workshops, activities, and personal growth. For more information and to register, visit www.qsquared.org or email camp@qsquared.org.

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